A tense snooker match plays out on the tele and the bond between a father and son is revisited.

David Schofield reads a short story by the acclaimed writer Kevin Barry.

Specially commissioned for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Kevin is an award winning writer novelist and short story writer.

In 2013 his debut novel City of Bohane won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and in 2015, his novel Beatlebone won the Goldsmith's Prize.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016. Show less